PCSS Podcast

The PCSS Podcast discusses up-to-date pain medicine and substance use disorder topics with the goal of increasing the general education of healthcare providers. These podcasts are not designated for CME credit.

Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI081968 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Medication-assisted treatment is widely accepted treatment for
patients with opioid use disorders. Still, patients have many
reasons, spoken and unspoken, to be reluctant to start this
potentially life-saving treatment. On this episode, Ashley
Braun-Gabelman, PhD, discusses the importance of addressing this
resistance and why it's important to explore this barrier to
treatment head on. Dr. Braun Gabelman is a clinical psychologist in
Addiction Recovery Services at University Hospitals Cleveland
Medical Center and an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
She specializes in the treatment of substance use and co-occurring
disorders including major depression, anxiety disorders, and
PTSD.